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♪ When you are around ♪

♪ Everything has some meaning ♪

♪ Oh, baby, let's get outta this town ♪

♪ Let's set ourselves a new beginning ♪

♪ Life is so wonderful ♪

♪ So wonderful when you're around ♪

♪ Life is so beautiful ♪

♪ So magical when you're around ♪

♪ Oh, oh ♪

♪ Oh, oh ♪

♪ Life is so beautiful ♪

♪ So magical when you're around ♪

It was a regular day.

No different. Just the same old stuff.

Bye, Carly.

♪ ...just some paper and a pen ♪

♪ The story of my life would begin ♪

♪ Crowded places, different days ♪

♪ My voice calls out to you ♪

♪ They had their doubts, but we always knew ♪

♪ In fearless moments ♪

♪ I've broken all the rules ♪

♪ Always knowing ♪

♪ What I've had to do ♪

Hi.

♪ I can finally breathe ♪

♪ Deeper than I've ever gone ♪

What's going on?

Mom and Dad are talking in their bedroom.

Why's Dad home from work?

I dunno.

He didn't say anything?

No.

Why are you in your chair?

I'm tired. And Mom didn't know how long they'd be talking.

My brother was born with Fanconi's anemia.

It's really rare.

The best way to explain it is that

Michael's bone marrow has problems.

He was born without thumbs and wrist bones.

He's had a lot of surgeries.

We've got each other. The kids.

We're going to be okay.

Sweetheart, no one died today.

So sorry, Rose.

It's not your fault.

Oh, come on. Of course it's my fault. I trusted him.

We'll get through this. We'll find a way.

Kids, your mom and I need to be alone right now.

Dad, what's going on?

-We can go to my parents. -Spring Hill?

We can get a house there near my folks.

What about the kids?

I've seen a counselor about being the sibling of a special needs kid.

She told me to keep a journal.

I don't always do what she says.

But I don't write about my brother.

I write about everything else.

My grandma said the most important thing in life is faith.

I didn't tell her I think God is too busy to worry about me

or my brother or anything our family needs.

My parents think I spend too much time on my phone.

I think my dad spends too much time at work.

He comes home most nights after dinner.

But my Mom spends too much time worrying about all of us.

We can go to my parents.

Spring Hill?

We can't afford to stay here.

And we could get a house near my parents for next to nothing.

What about the kids?

Kids adapt.

Spring Hill is in the middle of nowhere.

Are you sure you want to do this?

We can stay here. I'll get another job.

We can't afford the city.

And if we get a little house there,

they can't take it away in bankruptcy.

♪ How can I get over this ♪

My school was just okay until I found out I'd be leaving.

Then it was awesome.

♪ All I ever wanted was for you and I to make it ♪

♪ But we'll never know ♪

♪ How we could've turned out if we didn't burn out ♪

♪ Why did we let it go ♪

♪ You'll never know I cry over you ♪

You don't know what you've got until it's gone.

My brother's never had what I've had,

so maybe he's better at change.

♪ I'll cry over you ♪

♪ Am I just a memory ♪

♪ A chapter in your history whoa ♪

♪ I remember when we laughed ♪

You need to keep packing.

- I will. - Not later. Now.

Phoebe said I could stay at her house and finish out the school year.

- Her mom's okay with it-- - No.

- You haven't even listened-- - I need you with Michael.

Mom, please, we can't leave here.

You guys are making a huge mistake.

We have no choice.

And you need to have faith that things will work out, okay?

We're in this together, Anna.

If I could change one thing in the world,

I would have no idea where to start.

Michael's hands aren't like other kids.

He has issues with his dexterity.

He can walk, but he doesn't have a ton of stamina.

It's ironic I'm the one who gets frustrated and angry more often.

I don't want to go.

I want to stay.

I know.

My dad and my uncle started a business together.

I don't know much about it,

except that they made a software program that companies could use.

In my experience, parents don't talk to their kids until there's a problem.

Then it feels like every conversation is about it.

Michael once told me that he hates it

when people say he inspires them.

He said, "What's that even mean?

I'm just trying to be a kid."

I would've said before my big dream was

to sing a duet with Harry Styles,

but now my big dream is to get back to the city.

The thing about scenery is that it looks good,

but there are probably ticks and snakes

and fleas and spiders that you just don't see.

All right, let's do this.

-This is it. -No way...

It's got a lot of potential.

And it's down the road from your Gram and PawPaw.

I'm living with them.

We all are for now.

We're gonna make the best of it, okay, guys?

Your Gram and PawPaw are on their way over,

so, Anna, wipe that look off your face.

They worked hard to get us this house.

Now, I started a to-do list.

A fresh coat of paint will make all the difference in the world.

And your own things will help a lot.

We sold most of our furniture.

And put the rest in storage.

Well, fixing this place up is gonna be a heckuva lot of fun.

Depends on what your idea of fun is.

Mom, it's going to be great.

Kids, remember, this is only temporary.

Yeah. Just a couple months, right?

That's the idea.

Ooh, let's head home. I've made a chocolate cake.

And I've got a chicken roasting in the oven.

One of her own chickens? Like it had a name yesterday?

I'm a vegan now, Gram.

Oh.

Okay.

Heavenly Lord, bless all those gathered here for this meal.

We're grateful to be together,

to share this good food and to feel your love.

- Amen. - Amen.

It's open.

You don't check to see who it is first?

This is country living, sweetheart.

But it's still the 21st century.

Not really. They don't have internet.

We've got cable TV.

-Hello. - Gilly!

How are you, darling?

- Mwah. - Mm-mm.

Oh, goodness gracious, I'm interrupting dinner.

Gilly!

- Oh! - It's great to see you!

It's so good to see you too, darling.

I got your dessert.

It's a delicious cherry pie.

That looks amazing.

Mm!

Ooh, ooh, goodness. You children have grown.

I don't think I'd recognize you.

How you getting on, Michael?

Uh. Okay, I guess.

That's good to know.

You know, my Aunt Lil had polio

and she spent half her life

just fighting her mobility problems.

Best person on the planet, Lil.

When she retired, they had to replace her with two people.

That's how good she was.

Oh, look at you kids. You big kids.

Gram's neighbor, Gilly, is her best friend.

They hang out together doing a lot of nothing...

which is how you know someone is really your best friend.

There's nothing worse than cold food.

Well, I guess I'd better leave you to it.

So much catching up to do.

I'll see you on Sunday at Church.

- Okay. - If not before.

Thanks for the pie, Gilly.

Rose, I always knew that you'd come home one day.

Enjoy your supper.

We should have asked her to join us.

Guess people around here don't call first.

- Or text. - Oh, she knew we'd be eating.

She can smell your Gram's honey biscuits like a bloodhound.

Shh. Stop it. She's my best friend.

She's also the original Nosey Parker.

That pie's Marie Callender.

She's buys 'em frozen and then bakes 'em

and pops them out of the tin.

She just put whipped cream on a store-bought pie.

You don't know that.

I do.

Well, I think she's great!

All right, buddy, I have got something special to show you.

Come on into my workshop here.

There we go.

I've had this thing since before your Mama was born.

Wow! This is so cool.

How come I've never seen it before?

Motorcycles make your Gram nervous.

She thinks I'm gonna take off like in Easy Rider.

What's that mean?

It means I was keeping it at the shop,

but now that we closed up, I brought it back here.

Can we take it out?

You mean for a ride?

No. I mean like out of the barn.

Sure. I don't see the harm in that.

You've kept it in good shape, Dad.

I don't ride it. I just admire it.

James went to the house to start prepping to paint.

I'm taking Anna to see her new school.

Well, Michael and I will be here holding down the fort.

Don't worry. I'm not riding it.

What's the little kid doing here?

It's K through eight.

All in one building? You gotta be kidding?

That's the wrong attitude.

I'm not going in.

I want to be homeschooled. Like Michael.

No.

Why?

Anna, you need to make friends.

You need to be part of something.

And Michael doesn't?

We don't want a repeat of his last experience.

You don't know he'd be bullied here.

Anna, our job is to make his life easier, not harder.

You think being stuck in the middle of nowhere does that?

Mom. What's going on?

Now what's the problem?

There's no cell service here.

Well, that's a relief.

If there's an issue, you can go to the office and use their phone.

I can't believe this.

Do you want me to take a picture to post

to show your friends your first day?

That's a joke, right?

Okay. We're just registering today.

You won't start until Monday.

Michael has always done well with his schoolwork.

He has a great memory and he's curious about everything.

But he was bullied at school.

He turned into an easy target to make fun of.

He has balance issues, so trying to trip him

or giving him a shove is more than unkind, it's scary.

♪ Run, ooh, run, run ♪

♪ Run, ooh, run, run ♪

♪ Run, ooh, run, run ♪

♪ I should've stayed where I was ♪

♪ Didn't follow the plan ♪

♪ I should've stopped when I had the chance ♪

♪ Now I'm in a no man's land ♪

♪ I never, never, never want to believe it ♪

I don't think I try to hide stuff.

But most of the time, it feels like no one's paying attention,

so what difference would it make if I did?

♪ Run, ooh, run, run ♪

♪ I'm finally losing it ♪

♪ Run, ooh, run, run ♪

♪ Say goodbye to this ♪

♪ Run, ooh, run, run ♪

♪ Are you coming back ♪

I'd run away from home, but I don't have one anymore.

I've walked for 24 minutes

and somehow I think I'm further

from my grandparents' house than when I started.

Maybe I should have gone to more than one Girl Scout meeting.

I think they were going to learn to use a compass.

I could say I didn't see the sign, which is a lie.

But do those kind of signs really matter?

I don't know anything about horses!

Why's this one chasing me?

Help!

Help me!

Hey! What do you think you're doing?

This is private property!

I'm sorry.

You some kind of horse thief?

No, no, nothing like that, I--

Well, you're trespassing. I can have you arrested.

I'm sorry.

I got lost. I was trying to take a shortcut--

That's a load of crap!

Please, no. My grandparents live just over there.

I'm new here, and my phone--

You got my horse all riled up,

broke right out of his corral!

You get on outta here before I call the sheriff.

Now, I don't know how the Allendes did things

when they lived here, but I take trespassing laws serious.

You understand me, girl?

- I won't do it again. - Get!

Get!

Oh, there you are.

Your mama said you'd be here soon.

How'd it go at school?

I don't start till Monday.

Can I help with anything around the house?

Always lots to do at the start of a weekend.

What'd you do wrong?

I'm going to change my clothes.

I'm all sweaty.

She does look guilty of something.

Right?

Good morning, everyone, and welcome to this great...

I feel like if they weren't worried

we'd fall asleep in church,

they'd give us comfortable chairs,

and maybe let us eat during the sermon.

I do see some new faces around,

and of course we can all agree that is a huge blessing.

I wanna start with a piece of scripture.

In the book of Daniel...

I have a trick where I can be in a room and seem like I'm there,

but be miles away, lost in my own world.

I find something to focus on and that helps take me away.

We are not careful to answer thee in this matter.

In the city I have to go to church on Christmas and Easter.

Maybe a few other times in between.

Mom goes a lot by herself,

but at weird times.

Not for services, but to light a candle or something.

I don't see the point of it all.

Be known unto thee, O King,

that we will not serve thy gods.

There is no one to rescue me.

Praise God.

I miss my friends. I miss my home. I miss my old life.

Chapter three verse 16.

It tells us that Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego,

these three young men,

they would not bow down.

So if you think young people aren't relevant today

you've got something else coming,

'cause young people are just as important as everyone else in the church.

Hold on, Gram wants you kids to meet the pastor.

Pastor, I'd like you to meet our daughter Rose, her husband James,

and these were our grandkids.

What a beautiful family.

That was a great speech, uh, sermon.

Thank you so very much.

Thank you for being here this morning.

Pastor Hernandez is very new to the congregation.

Well, I have been here for almost a year now.

Well that's new to us.

Now, I think I have a daughter about your age.

I'm 10.

Well, so is she. Her name's Layla.

I'm Michael.

Very nice to meet you, young man.

And this is our daughter Anna.

Anna, very nice to meet you.

Now I'm pretty sure I have a son about your age.

So your kids don't have to come to church on Sundays?

They kind of got out of it this weekend.

They're on a camping trip with their aunt and uncle.

Hey, do you guys like camping?

They have got a great youth program in this church.

I've never been.

Well, we've got to change that, right?

Uh, anyways, thank you for the sermon.

I'll be thinking about Shadrach.

I never understood why adults thought beauty

was still lakes and green trees,

but I'm starting to think there's something to it.

Darling, I have something I want you to have.

This was given to me by my grandmother.

So it's very old.

I've worn it for years and years,

but now I think it's time to pass it on.

Your necklace.

It's Victorian.

Those are what they call seed pearls.

It's beautiful, Gram.

But shouldn't you be giving it to Mom

so that one day she can give it to me?

No, my grandma gave it to me.

So my hope is that one day

you give it to your own grandchild.

- Okay. - Let's try it on.

- What do you think? - Sure.

There's so much history

and so much love in this necklace.

Oh, it's just beautiful.

Thank you.

-You done? - Yeah.

- Hey. Thank you, Anna. - Thanks, Anna.

Gram cooks, I clean.

Thank you, Dad.

Got room for one more?

That was great, Mom.

-Thank you. -Thank you.

- It really was. - Do you kids want some coffee?

Decaf please.

PawPaw is the opposite of a braggart.

He never says he knows stuff,

but it turns out he knows how to do pretty much everything.

Well, will you look at that.

Got ourselves a fine-looking horse in the yard.

Wonder where he came from?

I'll call the sheriff, see if anyone reported a missing horse.

I know where he belongs.

How's that?

He lives on the property on the other side of the ridge.

That fella just moved in.

Is he a bad neighbor?

Oh, it hasn't started off great between us.

Mom, what happened to the Allendes?

Jorge got sick, couldn't work. Maria took on another job.

They went into foreclosure,

and then a fellow named MacLeod bought the place from the bank.

First thing he did was cut down all those

beautiful old maples that lined the driveway.

There's no sense in that.

Why'd he get rid of the trees?

Well, they needed to be thinned.

He didn't wanna spend the money to deal with it.

Now he's got a horse he can't take care of.

That figures.

I wonder what his name is.

Shadrach.

Shadrach?

One of the captives in the Bible who came out of the fiery furnace unharmed.

And here I thought you weren't paying attention to the sermon.

I guess you can't tune that stuff out completely.

What's wrong?

I'm just worried about the horse.

Why?

I like animals.

You like videos of animals.

That's not the same thing.

Come on, come on!

Come on!

You ride that thing?

Not as much as I'd like to.

So it's just for show?

Nope, still runs great.

You ride the horse?

He's an investment.

So is the motorcycle,

and it doesn't take off on its own.

All right.

Morning.

Good morning.

You looking at jobs?

Yeah, something like that.

Listen, your grandpa says to stay away from the place next door.

I plan on it.

Dad?

Yeah?

I'm counting down the days 'til we go back home.

Me too.

But until then we gotta make the best of it.

Your mom, Michael.

Hey, uh, I made coffee.

I know your mom doesn't like you to drink it...

But she's still asleep.

Anna?

What are you doing here?

Shad, you don't belong here.

You know his name?

No.

But I call him Shadrach.

He likes you.

You're not supposed to be here.

- Hey. - Maybe we can walk him back.

There's a halter in the barn.

You know how to put on a halter?

Gram and PawPaw do.

Come on. Come on, buddy.

Let's go. Come on, buddy.

He doesn't wanna go back.

- Come on. - There you go.

Come on, horse.

I don't understand why he keeps running away like this.

Come here!

Calm down, you big dumb beast!

Get in there!

Maybe the corral is too small.

Calm down!

Well, it wasn't a problem until you showed up.

It's not our fault your horse runs off.

Calm down!

- All right, let's go Anna. -Get in there!

Get, get horse!

You can tell everything you need to know about someone

by how they treat an animal.

That's true.

- Dad? - Yeah?

What did Uncle Hunter do with your company?

He had been taking money out for the last year.

Hiding it.

I didn't know.

Just get the money back.

It's gone, honey.

He has a gambling problem,

and he used our company as collateral,

and now we're being sued.

Well, you didn't do anything wrong.

That's what counts.

Come on, get in there! Get!

You thinking on your first day of school tomorrow, Anna?

Not really.

We're all going down to the new house.

You two wanna come?

Do we have to?

No.

I can stay here with the kids.

We're fine on our own.

Then I'll go with you, honey.

Okay. We won't be gone long.

Behave.

It's not locked.

Who is it?

Your neighbor.

You make him come over to me.

We don't have to do anything.

You heard me. Come get my horse!

Get!

What right do you have to make an animal suffer?

Suffer?

Go get your parents now.

No, this is between you and me.

How's that?

I want the horse.

Is that so?

You got money to back up that big mouth?

How much you want?

More than you got.

Don't be so sure.

Hold your fire, kid. Horse isn't for sale.

If you treated him right, he wouldn't try and run off.

Come on, come on!

Get in there!

Get horse, come on!

Get!

Get in that trailer, come on!

What are we gonna do?

I have left over money in my savings account.

No offense, but that's not enough to buy a wooden horse.

Much less a real one.

Maybe we could borrow some from Gram and PawPaw?

They've already done so much for us,

and believe me they don't have extra money lying around.

I gotta figure this out.

I'm gonna pray for an answer.

Do you want me to come in with you?

No.

I mean, no, thank you.

Maybe I'll come.

Let's go.

For real?

Yeah, for real.

No reason I should be the only one tortured.

Anna, what are you doing?

Michael's going to school.

A bunch of grades are lumped together.

I'm pretty sure we'll be in the same class.

Will we?

Honey, slow down.

Is this because I tried to buy you a horse?

Don't be a jerk.

It's because I could use a friend in there.

Mom, I wanna go to school.

Are you gonna help me or what?

He's gotta get signed in.

All right, let's go.

That's how Michael went back to school.

Like a lot of big things, it wasn't planned.

- You off to the market? - I am.

Be gone long?

The usual time.

- You thinking on coming with me? - I wasn't.

Rose and James are down working on the house.

Mmm-hmm.

And Anna and Michael's at school.

What's your point?

Just that everyone's covered...

Except you.

- Stay outta trouble. - Yes ma'am.

Look what the cat drug in.

I guess that thing runs after all.

You can see with your own eyes, it's in mint condition.

Come to show off?

To make a deal.

About what?

I want the horse.

What makes you think he's for sale?

You ever ride a 1947 Harley Davidson Flathead?

They dominated motorcycle racing for 30 years.

They used these bikes to defend our country in the second World War.

Is that right?

Fast, tough, and reliable as the day is long.

I'd ride her to California tomorrow

if the opportunity presented

I've kept this bike in perfect condition.

You some kind of motorcycle mechanic?

Industrial machinist.

Come on out, kids.

- They're here. - Who's here?

It's a surprise.

A good surprise?

Go, go, go, go, go!

Quick, quick, quick, quick, quick!

What's going on?

What's Shadrach doing here?

Your PawPaw bought him for you and Michael.

Bought him?

Where'd he get the money?

A horse trade.

They're still out there.

It's okay, honey.

I...

Those are happy tears, right?

We got a horse!

Sure did, buddy.

Shadrach.

You gonna try to ride him?

We need to get him a saddle.

Go ahead, be careful.

Slow.

Here we go.

- How do you feel? - Great.

Dad, lift up Michael.

Shad can handle the both of us.

Sweetheart, it's too dangerous.

I can do it. I can hold on.

Well, I think your mom's right.

Maybe after Anna's had a few lessons.

Let the boy try.

Well, maybe just to see what sitting in the saddle is like.

Okay, let's put on this helmet.

You good?

Okay, you ready?

Oh, yeah.

Okay, we're gonna do this real easy, okay?

Okay.

Real easy.

Okay.

You get the saddle, all right?

Okay. Put your... Put your foot in the stirrup.

Okay, put your leg over.

All right, okay.

You both okay up there?

- Oh, yeah. - We're good.

Okay, let's go for a walk.

Come on, Shad.

And that was it.

We were starting to believe in something bigger than ourselves.

The power of faith had just begun to take us places.

And a new life of adventure for all of us had begun.